Klein’s Korner – Rich Klein is a veteran hobbyist with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Each month, Rich shares his thoughts and insights about the hobby in Klein’s Korner. He has worked as a pricing analyst for Beckett Media. He also is a catalog maintenance expert for COMC. He’s been a freelance writer for various hobby publications through the years. He continues to run his own monthly show in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area. As a GTS exclusive, Klein’s Korner brings collectors and industry professionals his unique take on the hobby every month. Rich’s views are obviously his own and do not necessarily reflect those of GTS Distribution. You can follow Rich on Twitter @sabrgeek
Klein’s Korner: Preparing for an Epic Baseball Card Break
Klein’s Korner: Preparing for an Epic Baseball Card Break – The other day I was alerted to a special upcoming break of 2020 Topps series 1 cards. You see, the break is scheduled for February 4th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. And no, this will not be an ordinary break because the goal is […]
Klein’s Korner: An Truly Wonderful Holiday Present
Klein’s Korner: An Truly Wonderful Holiday Present – First of all; thank you to everyone who has supported us and continue to support us in what is now Dena’s recovery from receiving her new kidney. All signs appear to be positive and we look forward to her return to the DFW area in the near […]
Klein’s Korner: How Can We Make It Easier to Return to the Hobby?
Klein’s Korner: How Can We Make It Easier to Return to the Hobby? – Recently, I did a Facebook live with a nice lawyer named Bernard Nomberg. We had a very pleasant chat for nearly 45 minutes and he is, like many of us, returning to the hobby after a period of approximately 20 years. […]
Klein’s Korner: Finding New Reasons to Give Thanks
Klein’s Korner: Finding New Reasons to Give Thanks – Forgive me, but this is very personal and emotional but I want to use this column to pen a few words. Earlier this morning I drove my wife and mother-in-law to the airport so, if all goes well, Dena will receive her long-awaited kidney transplant early […]
Klein’s Korner: Maintaining Balance in the Hobby
Klein’s Korner: Maintaining Balance in the Hobby – There is a really nice man who sets up at most of the local DFW shows. His name is Duke Dwyer and he enjoys the card show world as a break from his jewelry store business. After an absence of nearly the whole summer he came back […]
Klein’s Korner: Our Little Corner of the World
Klein’s Korner: Our Little Corner of the World – As many of you know I’m Jewish which is pretty obvious since I reference my synagogue often and run card shows at that location twice a year. I’ve had an interesting year as I even led services one night and have been active in other ways […]
Klein’s Korner: The Many Levels Of Investing In The Hobby
Klein’s Korner: The Many Levels Of Investing In The Hobby – I saw this tweet flash by yesterday and sorry, it was not the traditional tweet about is it too early for flapjacks. Instead it was from Adam Schefter of ESPN with this goodie: “During the Giants’ 32-31 win at Tampa Bay, Daniel Jones became […]
Klein’s Korner: We Need More Positive Promotion In The Hobby
Klein’s Korner: We Need More Positive Promotion In The Hobby – This past few days have been unusually active for important NFL personnel news. Two Super Bowl winning quarterbacks from important franchises no longer hold starting jobs and have been replaced by newer and untried professional quarterbacks. While we don’t know and may not know […]